Bicycle Touring
Poplarville to Vancleave MS – April 30
I woke up to a clear day but cool morning. The weather forecast was calling for a high in the upper 80’s and westerly winds. A good forecast for our 70+ mile ride. This […]
Month: April 2015
Bicycle Touring
Route finding and navigation
I use Adventure Cycling Route Maps, a Garmin Etrex 20 GPS and a cycle computer to help with navigation and to ensure that I always know where I am. The ACA map is attached to […]
Bicycle Touring
Franklinton LA to Poplarville MS – April 27
Crossed in to Mississippi minutes before a thunderstorm moved in. It was around 7:30 when I got on the road with one of the other riders. The weather forecast was calling for severe weather in […]
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Jackson to Franklinton LA – April 26
We left Perry’s Bike Hostel and Camp around 7:30 this morning. The weather forecast was calling for sunny skies and a high of 94 degrees. After riding north on SR 68 for a few […]
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Simmesport to Jackson LA – April 25
The weather forecast called for thunderstorms and severe weather early in the afternoon so a few of us wanted to get an early start. We cycled to a truck stop about a half a mile […]
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Ville Platte to Simmesport LA – April 24
It was a very hot and muggy night in the tent last night at Chicot State Park. I slept in my sleeping bag liner and left the sleeping bag packed up for the night. […]
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Oberlin to Ville Platte LA – April 23
We stayed 6 miles south of Oberlin at a Days Inn last night. It was nice to sleep in a comfortable bed with clean sheets and a nice pillow. After eating breakfast at the hotel, […]
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Merryville to Oberlin LA – April 22
The people from the Museum and Historical Society provided us with a great breakfast in the museum this morning. We had pancakes, a breakfast casserole, coffee and muffins before heading out on US 190 East. […]
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Silsbee TX – Merryville LA – April 21
We got on the road before 8am this morning. The sky was clear and the temperature was in the low 60’s. We’ve left the Texas Hill Country behind us and were on our way […]
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Coldspring to Silsbee TX – April 20
I woke up to clear skies and a temperature in the high 50’s. Winds today were forecast to be from a northerly direction and the forecast high temperature was forecast to be in the mid […]
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Richards to Double Lakes Recreation Area (near Coldspring TX) – April 19
We got on the road around 8am today under clear skies. The thunderstorms from last night have passed by and the sky is clear and the humidity is much lower. After about 20 miles we […]
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La Grange to Richards TX – April 18
I woke up to cloudy skies on Saturday morning. We were able to sleep in bunkhouses at Camp Lost Pines last night so we didn’t have to pack up wet tents. They have been […]
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Austin to La Grange TX – April 17
I had a rest day in Austin yesterday. After cleaning and doing a little maintenance on my bicycle in the morning, I walked downtown to check out Austin. It seemed to be a bike and […]
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Pedernales Falls State Park to Austin TX – April 15
I got on the road just after 8 am this morning with one of the other cyclists and headed east on Rd. 2766. After a few miles we came upon a low lying dip in […]